: a lightweight folding armchair with a back and seat usually of cotton duck
Illustration of director's chair
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebWaititi will be returning to the director's chair with Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and Thompson returning, along with Christian Bale as the villain and many of the Guardians of the Galaxy cast members for Thor: Love and Thunder next year. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 5 May 2022 Martin posted a rare shot on Instagram of his son giving him a thumbs-up from a director's chair on the set of his new music video. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022 Universal Pictures and producer Amy Pascal jumped aboard (with Madonna in the director's chair) in September 2020. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 28 July 2022 Her On-Set Seat: $3,000-$5,000 White's original director's chair from The Golden Girls. Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2022 Women occupy top behind-the-scenes positions in the film, with The Proposal and 27 Dresses helmer Anne Fletcher stepping in for Ortega in the director's chair, while Workaholics and Young Rock writer Jen D'Angelo crafted the film's script. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 30 June 2022 However, according to Screen Rant, Francis Lawrence, the director behind all of the franchise installments (minus the first Hunger Games flick), will return to the director's chair for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.Seventeen, 29 Apr. 2022 Nothing about Doom's aesthetic or clunky military base textures has ever suggested the kind of lens flare that would make J.J. Abrams perk up in his director's chair. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2022 The pic shows Badgley, now sporting a beard and slightly longer hair than his character has worn, sitting in a director's chair outside a London building. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
from its use by motion-picture directors on the set